Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-10-06
FORAKER ON POLITICAL ISSUES.

The National Republican, Washington,
D. c., reproduces, entire, Governor For
aker's article in the Forum on the return
of the Republican party to power, and
says editorially of it:
THE entire paper is characterized by
absolute fairness of statement as to facts
and by irresistible logic in argument.
The great questions which divide the
parties are stated with clearness and the
position of each party correctly defined.
The differences which exist in practice, ,
when there are no differences in the
declaration of principles, is most clearly
and ably shown. To use stronger Ian
guage than Governor Foraker used, the
hypocrisy of the Democratic party is ex
posed as to its pretenses of fayoring
free ballot and civil and political
equality.
'Govel nor Foraker justly says: Re
pubhcans ask no more than that every
man shall be allowed to vote as he may
choose, and that his ballot shall be
counted as cast They will not
be cOntented with less, and it may as
well be understood that there will be no
peace or quiet until their just demand is
fully conceded This is just what all
Republicans should say. Beyond and
above all other issues and questions of
public policy-of how the government
shall be administered-stands this ques-
tion of whether the government exists or
not.
''The theory of the government is tnaE
every man has equal political rights and
each the same M asure of authority and
power in forniTg the government. The
fact is and Gov srnor Foraker has clearly
demonstrated it, that the executive and
one branch of the legislative department
of the government to-day are controlled
in violation of this theory, and becaus
Democrats have usurped power in various
places and deprived other and perhaps
better men of their civil and political
rights.
''With that fact established, and 1t is
hardly denied, Governor Foraker is right
in giving to this subject the greatest
prominence, and declaring that it may
be as well understood that there will be
no peace or quiet until this Democratic
system by which the majority is deprived
of the right to govern by despoiling O
part of the people of political rights is
overturned, and every man in the land
can freely vote any ballot he may choose
and have that ballot fairly counted.
Governor Foraker very properly ridi-
cules the idea that there is no remedy for
this great wrong, and says, IF there be
no provision to meet such a case, then
the reason becomes all the more urgent
for the services of party that can and
will devise a way to correct such abuses,
and thus save our government from an
other wrench of violence that will other
wise surely and speedily come
''These are words which should make
the people ponder, especially those who
suffered most from the wrench of vio-
lence, and a portion of who are now en-
gagged in the very work which Governor
Foraker says may lead to another.
''The difference between free trade and
protection, the relation of parties to them,
and the history of the origin of the doc
trine of free trade are shown in a manner
at once attractive and striking; in fact,
so are all the leading questions now divid-
ing the people.
Governor Foraker has handled his
subject with marked ability and proven
himself thoroughly conversant with the
grave responsibilities that rest upon those
who are placed in high positions and
honored by the people with their conf
dence. Governor Foraker is one of these.
The people of Ohio will again select him,
as they should, by an increased majority,
to rule over. that great state, and as he is
quite young man, he may reasonably
expect in due time that to him as faith
full servant will be given the command,
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